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Russia is Key Partner in Shaping Africa's Nuclear Future, Says Namibian University Vice Rector
Russia is Key Partner in Shaping Africa's Nuclear Future, Says Namibian University Vice Rector
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International Youth Forum "Russia-Africa: Nuclear Education–Potential for Successful Regional Development," supported by Rosatom, was held on Friday in Moscow... 28.02.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Africa's pressing demand for reliable energy poses a significant barrier to its industrialization. Nuclear power offers a viable solution to this challenge, with Russia playing a pivotal role in assisting African nations to overcome this energy deficit, Frednard Gideon, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at the University of Namibia, told Sputnik Africa.Beyond power generation, nuclear technology has significant implications for healthcare. Speaking on the sidelines of the International Youth Forum "Russia-Africa: Nuclear Education—Potential for Successful Regional Development," Gideon pointed to Africa’s rising cancer rates and the urgent need for nuclear medicine.Expanding access to nuclear medicine could revolutionize healthcare on the continent, improving diagnostics and treatment outcomes, the vice rector added.For Africa to fully harness the potential of nuclear energy, education is key, he underscored.A similar sentiment was echoed by Nkazimulo Moyeni, Managing Director of Ga-Seriti Legal, who was also present at the forum. He remarked that while Africa possesses the resources and ambition to develop nuclear power, challenges such as skill shortages, funding, and technical expertise remain significant obstacles.Moyeni also highlighted South Africa’s BRICS membership as a key platform for fostering collaboration, allowing African nations to tailor solutions to their specific needs.
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Russia is Key Partner in Shaping Africa's Nuclear Future, Says Namibian University Vice Rector
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International Youth Forum "Russia-Africa: Nuclear Education–Potential for Successful Regional Development," supported by Rosatom, was held on Friday in Moscow. Since 2020, the forum has promoted Russian nuclear education and aims to build interest and confidence in nuclear technologies as essential for sustainable development and economic growth.
Africa's pressing demand for reliable energy poses a significant barrier to its industrialization. Nuclear power offers a viable solution to this challenge, with Russia playing a pivotal role in assisting African nations to overcome this energy deficit,
Frednard Gideon, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at the University of
Namibia, told
Sputnik Africa.
“Russia truly offers African countries access to its technology, a gesture we do not have from any other country. So, it's only Russia that normally takes students from Africa and trains them on a particular technology,” he said.
Beyond power generation, nuclear technology has significant implications for
healthcare. Speaking on the sidelines of the International Youth Forum "Russia-Africa: Nuclear Education—Potential for Successful Regional Development," Gideon pointed to Africa’s rising cancer rates and the urgent need for nuclear medicine.
“The biggest problem is that we do not have facilities available in Africa. The majority of the people are dying simply [because] they are exposed to a treatment that is not suitable for their problems,” he warned.
Expanding access to nuclear medicine could revolutionize healthcare on the continent, improving diagnostics and treatment outcomes, the vice rector added.
For Africa to fully harness the potential of nuclear energy,
education is key, he underscored.
“The good and the bad about nuclear, you can only learn it with your best friends. And I mean, Russia has a will to build, to educate Africans, whether these things are safe or not safe,” Gideon emphasized.
A similar sentiment was echoed by
Nkazimulo Moyeni, Managing Director of Ga-Seriti Legal, who was also present at the forum. He remarked that while Africa possesses the resources and ambition to develop
nuclear power, challenges such as skill shortages, funding, and technical expertise remain significant obstacles.
“And we believe as Africans we have the right ability, the right means that have energy and appetite to go this way, but we need the intervention of countries like Russia to utilize their expertise since they have been ahead and leading the nuclear energy space […]. We believe Russia has the right experience, right expertise and beyond anything, the right intention, and that is important,” he said.
Moyeni also highlighted South Africa’s
BRICS membership as a key platform for fostering collaboration, allowing African nations to tailor solutions to their specific needs.
